DRAMABUDS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10278937 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85520Cultural education
  • 90010Performing arts
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Net assets£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-29
    📄
    withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
    officers · EW02
  8. 2022-05-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-22
    KNIGHTING, Jenny Linda resigned
    director
  10. 2021-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-12-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-04-28
    KNIGHTING, Jenny Linda appointed
    director
  13. 2021-04-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-04-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As DRAMABUDS LIMITED
  20. 2016-07-14
    WALL, Rebecca appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

1-3-5 The Barracks
White Cross
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4XQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WALL, Rebecca
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-07-14
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Active
KNIGHTING, Jenny Linda
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-04-28 · resigned 2021-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-29
withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
officers · EW02
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-22